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found what appears to be a very interesting and helpful gauge,but I've never installed one so I'm pretty lost.The gauge is called Terravue by Greg Copeland,and it does come with very detailed instructions and a tutorial.However,since I'm all thumbs with computer lingo,I'm having a heck of a time getting it to work.I sent an e-mail to Mr. Copeland asking if he could send me an image of how the panel.cfg should look after placing it there,but he has not replied. I hope that maybe someone that has this gauge can reply,or at least guide me through the correct steps.I thought I was careful when adding all the information to the Cessna 172 panel cfg file,but apparently something is amiss since the gauge won't appear. I am using fs9 with UT/USA;FSGenesis;GE Pro.ThanksSkip DXPS400;win XP;XFX 7900gs;2gb Kingston;Dell 19"

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hello I used to be confused by gauge installation as well,in fact i would take one look at the instructions and think bu--er that and leave it alone.One day however i decided i have got to have a go at this i am not a complete thicko so i took the time to read carefully and slowly (remarkable for me)how it was done and found it to be pretty easy really.It is worth getting the knack of this as it can really add to your enjoyment of flying.The one area where patience is required is the locating the new gauges on the panel,but again just take it slowly and its not to difficult.One thing you can do if you want to make it easy is purchase a program called FS panel studio (i think its called)i have heard people speak really highly of this program and it makes gauge installation a doddle i believe.Trelane who posts here regularly has it i believe so you could ask him.i still use the x,y try it ,load the plane, see how it looks and try gain till right method(have actually got quite quick at it now)PS its Glenn Copeland by the way.Some gauges i can recommend areAuto flapsAuto gear Arm flaps and reverse thrustSeat view (actually really usefulCockpit commander These are all Glenn's---------------Lee Harrington's or is it Hetheringtons TCAS said to be the most realistic TCAS for FS---Rob Berendregt'spush back gauge These gauges all help the immersion and enjoyment factor greatly.Apologies to all authors for name spelling mistakes:-)

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hey guys--thanks for all the quick replies!!I'm gonna try the suggestions(the schematic of how the gauge fits into the panel.cfg is what I was having problems with)and I'll let you know how I made out. Is anybody using this gauge--how do you like it? I was interested because you can D/L and view approach plates.Skip D

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Just a heads up -You CAN use square brackets here.Just put a check mark in the box at the top of the message you are composing where it says "Check here if you want to format your message in plain text".I thought you could not use square brackets also until that was pointed out to me a month or so ago.

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